janie_d

Great Saturday market which keeps it real. New management say that they are keeping that great chilled vibe but introducing some fantastic free range and organic produce (always a plus). Kids are easily entertained with the park and waterslide. I love chatting to the stallies to see what's what, what's coming and they are SUCH lovely people. Markets are probably the best way to make sure those who are hardworking reap the benefits without having to go through a middle man. Couldn't recommend it highly enough.

Every so often I get back to Hornsby and especially love it on a Thursday. After finding an organic market in another area, I wanted to see what the one on Thursday was like and it's seriously fantastic. It runs all day, there is some incredible produce (love the free range meat that you can buy), a fantastic plant guy, awesome organic fruid & veg, free range dairy, but the best find was a new stall called Moo & More. Their butter may be a little more expensive than the supermarket, but it lasts forever, melts on the tongue, you don't need a lot of it, it's from the Dairy Farmer direct so there's no middle man which in my books, is the best bit about markets like these. No middle man. You get to talk to the producers/farmers direct, you can chow down on some great gourmet food (crepe stall there rocks!), there's no mad rush by people and you have the fountain as the backdrop.

best value for money on a Thursday which is why I make the effort to get there every week!

Having been a devotee of shopping at Chatswood for over 20 years and watching it grow and expand, it was a lovely surprise to be an "accidental tourist" and stumble across a little organic market held in Chatswood Public School on Saturdays. For once I decided NOT to race from point to point and though I would grab a coffee, have a chat with the stallholder there (who is seriously nice) and talked about the difference between organic and other fruit & veg. It was a decision I have never regretted. Sure it may be a tad more expensive, but it is chemical and pesticide free produce and it lasted me for at least 2 weeks. You can definitely taste the difference and since finding this little Saturday "nook", I try to get back there as often as possible if nothing else than to take time out of an otherwise frantic world.

Thoroughly recommend it, don't be put off by the size cause it just means you don't have to compete with everyone for the same things.

Chatswood Public School
Saturdays 8am - 1pm

Each Thursday in Guilfoyle Park is a fantastic outdoor market that is a great alternative for not only fresh produce shopping but also for the kids. There is a jumping castle, pony rides and a baby animal zoo. With the breeze through the willows, the sound of the kids laughing and dancing to the musos (who will take requests for the Toddlers Top 10), you can get some beautiful organic fruit and veg, grab some lunch (gozleme proves incredibly popular with young and old), sit at a little Parisian style cafe chowing down on freshly made crepes (and the staff were full French stripes and berets!).

The number of prams seem to increase whenever I visit. A nice quiet place only 1 street away from the main drag which is nice.

Definitely worth a visit

it's relatively new and like all new things do needs community support which is what i think Rouse Hill has in abundance. It's important that we keep the "buy australian" mantra going and show that giving the Aussie a Fair Go is exactly that. I love the local crafts and people around this area and reckon with more people showing up to these markets it will grow, become a great alternative Family Activity and help support the local community!